Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [noun sg] as [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some might think Langholm an unlikely location for a PLC head office — about as far from the madding crowd as you could get . |
| 2 | The trial unmasked him as a complete charlatan and , in the words of one detective , ‘ as close to being the perfect rapist as you could get ’ . |
| 3 | Detective Inspector Mike Bennett said : ‘ He was as close to being the perfect rapist as you could get . |
| 4 | The yen 's rise could help trim the trade surplus in the long run as it could make U.S. exporters more competitive , although in the short-term that could help lift the amount of exports in dollar terms from Japan . |
| 5 | In his careful assessment of this process , Wood shows how the existing authorities kept up their Pressure for local interests — essentially for as much of the existing structure as they could maintain intact — until the last possible moment for amendments ( Wood 1976:Ch . |
| 6 | DeVore 's ‘ gift ’ was crouched behind him against the far wall of the craft , as far from the open hatchway as she could . |
| 7 | I can only think that the teacher wanted to get as much mileage from the whole thing as she could . |
| 8 | Think of the fortune such a charming creature as yourself could make . |
| 9 | Also about as close and as meaningful a human contact as one could dream of . |
| 10 | His face changed because his brother Stair was one of the party , escorting the young heiress to a beer barony in Milwaukee , which was as much as such a penniless man as himself could aspire to , especially as his title was a mere baronetcy . |
| 11 | The mother was as perfect a physical specimen as we could find . |
| 12 | I never ever had a running line as I could offer anybody , although you know when the museum come , when I had orders for two or three dozen . |
| 13 | Stirling jumped as the first man of his stick and in the darkness made a bad landing as he could not see the ground . |
| 14 | Perhaps , when she had recovered from this encounter , he could suggest that they become engaged , albeit in an unacknowledged fashion as he could not afford a ring worthy of her . |